Without a master plan or major investment, Harold Jackson, the CEO of Colorado-based medical equipment company Buffalo Supply, established a wellness program for his 18 employees. About five years ago ...

The American College of Surgeons recently announced its new well-being initiative for surgeons. This wellness program has lofty goals: [The ACS] recognizes the need to foster well-being, resilience, ...

According to a RAND Corporation study in 2013, 85% of U.S. companies employing 1,000 people or more offer some sort of workplace wellness program. This is fantastic, right? But Gallup research shows ...

Why Do Employee Wellness Programs Exist? Dan Loney: The topic of wellness programs at work is discussed quite a bit, but do they actually make a difference improving health outcomes? Pleasure to be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover corporate wellness, employee well-being and health trends. Most employers strive for a healthy, happy and productive ...

A proposal is simply a convincing argument in support of an idea. Therefore, a proposal to start an employee wellness program in the workplace must convince management that the idea is a good one that ...

Companies looking to manage their overall spending on employee health care and reduce the amount of productivity lost due to employee absences often institute employee wellness programs to promote ...

As health care costs have increased, employers have scrambled to find creative ways to help employees pay for benefits without decreasing their net paychecks or paying an employer contribution to ...

U.S. employers are embracing wellness programs, betting that if they can get workers to lose weight, stop smoking, or adopt other healthy behaviors that will reduce healthcare costs and boost ...

Lily’s Place in Huntington is receiving $684,000 in federal funding to launch a wellness program for first responders and their families across Cabell County.

Companies have long embraced workplace wellness programs as a way to improve workers’ health and reduce overall medical spending, but a new study may prompt employers to rethink those efforts. The ...